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Hume Lake Christian Camps Inc
Hume, CA, 93628
Phone: 1(559)305-7770
Fax: 1(559)305-7687

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Description

The lures of money, adventure, and challenge have always been strong driving forces. From the earliest days of recorded history, men and women have pursued wealth and a better way of life. So it was in the 1800's. California had received its statehood and the Civil War was over. Due to the Gold Rush of 1849 and the Homestead Law of 1850, which made it possible to purchase federal government land, settlers poured into California by the thousands in search of a new way of life. A land rush soon followed.


In 1888, two businessmen named Austin Moore and Hiram Smith purchased thousands of acres of timberland in Tulare County for the purpose of logging the giant redwood groves. After forming the Kings River Lumber Company, they began the construction of two saw mills and a wooden flume, connecting the mills with their lumberyard in the valley town of Sanger. After several years of operation, the Kings River Lumber Company met with financial difficulties. On October 15, 1894, the company was reorganized and became the Sanger Lumber Company. With the reorganization came an expansion into the mountain area known as Converse Basin. Although the logging operation was large and involved at Converse, the Sanger Lumber Company continued to lose money. The owners decided to sell the company.


Among the several potential buyers of the Sanger Lumber Company was Ira Bennett. Bennett was the general manager for the American Lumber Company of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He did not, however, have the finances to purchase the company by himself. He turned to one of his former associates for financial backing: the wealthy Thomas Hume.


In 1905, they formed the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company. It quickly became apparent that the main mill would have to be moved for the lumber operation to be profitable. The new site for the mill was a grassy table called Long Meadow--four miles east of Converse Basin. After looking over the new area, it was decided that a dam and lake would be needed for log storage. The water from the nearby Ten Mile and Long Meadow creeks could then be used to transport cut timber down the existing flume with its new seventeen-mile extension.


Between the years of 1907 and 1912, the relationship between Thomas Hume and Ira Bennett deteriorated. Eventually, Ira Bennett was removed from his position. The rigors of business, lack of profits, and a devastating fire in 1917 that consumed over $500,000 worth of lumber, eventually forced the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company to close its mill doors. The operation concluded in 1924. The holdings of the Hume-Bennett Lumber Company were purchased by the federal government on April 8,1935. The selling price averaged $14.93 an acre.



Details

Camp Type:
Day  Residential 
Year Established:
1850
Gender:
coed
Age of Campers:
5 to 11 years
Cost/Week:
/wk (Please contact camp for exact pricing.)
Nearest Large City:
Accreditations:

Activities

artistic:
  • Dance
  • drama
  • Music
athletic:
  • Baseball
  • Swimming


Sessions

(Please contact camp directly for updated session schedule.)

June 6 - 11
June 13 - 18
June 20 - 25
June 27 - July 2
July 4 - 9
July 11 - 16
July 18 - 23
July 25 - 30
August 1 - 6
August 8 - 13
August 15 - 20
August 22 - 27
August 29 - September 3

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